Commentary
Bookworms, not hookworms: Preventing an overlooked disease can help children grow and learn
In this blog originally published on RTI's Insights, Amber Gove and Michael French make the case for greater integration of donor efforts in early childhood development.
Development practitioners must identify—and donors must support—long-term, country-owned, sustainable platforms that combine literacy, dewormging, and other early childhood development issues.
How a flashcard became a turning point for a community: A Simple innovation in reading assessment sparks magic in Uganda
This post was written by Kalab Yakii, program field assistant in Arua district, and Tracy Brunette, RTI.
The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program implemented by RTI has developed a system for getting school and community level information to program technical teams quickly. Last week, a story came through the usual weekly reports that needed to be shared.
A Simple Innovation
Hidden Kindergartens: The Phenomenon of Unlicensed, Unregistered Preschool Providers
As Jordan rushes to expand public kindergarten education, what about unregistered providers?
This commentary post was originally published on the RTI.org "Insights" blog Reproduced with permission.
Tackling Teacher Absenteeism with the TheoryU Model
This article was co-written by Liz Randolph, Alastair Rodd and Consilous Rwanyonga. All three plus many others worked together on the model design and implementation.